Chapter 2: Secrets revealed "Kari, what happened two days ago?" Matt repeated. He was trying to will her to answer him. A word, a gesture, anything would do at that point. Kari slowly put her hand down on her stomach, and looked at her brother's best friend. "Matt, I was. raped after school and I think I'm pregnant." Kari said quietly. The familiar tears were streaming down her face once again. "Oh my God, Kari, I had no idea. I'm so sorry." Matt said lamely. He pulled her close to him, and let her cry. Tai, hearing the commotion from his sister's bedroom, walked in. "Ok, now I'm really confused." He muttered. Kari looked back up into Matt's blue eyes. They were the same blue eyes TK had. She silently pleaded with him not to tell her brother. There was no way that Tai could understand. Not yet. "Kari is just a bit upset about some stuff from school, and she wanted me to help her with it, can we have two more minutes alone, man?" Matt asked as he pushed his friend out the door. "Sure I gue." Tai began, stopping as the door slammed in his face. "Is that why TK broke up with you? Does he even know?" Matt asked, retaking his seat beside Kari. "No, you're the only one. You can't tell, not anyone! They'll think it was my fault, I.. I can't handle this. Why did it happen to me Matt?? Why me!? I don't understand! What did I do?!" She was clinging to the sleeve of his jacket, chocolate brown eyes drowning in tears. She wanted to die. Matt tried to calm her, but she pulled away. "Kari, you remember when I told my dad, right?" He asked. She nodded weakly. "You were the one who told me I should tell someone, you know, get it off my chest, I think you need to tell TK. No matter how mad he made you, or how much he hurt you, he IS your best friend." Matt whispered. Kari looked up at him, and slightly nodded. "Good, now I'm starved, let's eat!" He exclaimed, trying to sound cheerful. Kari smiled, the first smile that had graced her lips in days, and left her room, to eat dinner with her family. ~~~(Lunch, the next day)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "TK, we should seriously kill you! She didn't even come to school yesterday!" Yolei said as she slapped the blonde boy's hat right off of his head. "Mind if I sit with you guys today?" A meek voice said from behind Davis. "Sure Kari, sit down next to me." Ken said from beside Yolei. "Thanks Ken." Kari replied, sitting down. "So Kari, how are things?" Davis asked from across the table. "A little hectic." She laughed nervously. "Yeah me too!" he replied, not noticing her agitation. After they had finished lunch Kari stood. "TK, can we talk, alone please?" She asked, her voice was shaking, but her hands were steady. "Sure Kari, let's go into the hall." TK said as he took her arm, and led her into the abandoned hallway. "Can't I come too?" Davis called after them. Yolei snagged the brunette's jacket and dragged him out the opposite door. "Kari, can I talk to you first?" TK asked once they were alone. "Why not." She sighed. 'Anything to stall.' A slight smile crossed her face. "What's up?" "Kari, I think, the only reason I broke up with you, well." TK began to stammer slightly. "TK, you know you can tell me." She said sweetly and searched his cornflower eyes. "I guess that I was afraid of us hurting each other, I just remember what my parents went through, and I got scared. I'm really sorry." He simply put his head down in shame. A small hand slid into his. He looked up to see Kari's angelic smile, the one she had before, beaming down at him. "So, what did you wanna talk about?" TK asked as they began to walk down the hallway, hand in hand. Kari's smile quickly faded. 'I hoped he would forget, damn.' She took a deep breath. "TK, I'm. I'm." "Kari, just tell me." TK said as he squeezed her hand tighter. "I'll never judge you, ever." His sincerity was getting the best of her. She leaned toward him, and whispered the events of the past couple of days into his ear. He instantly pulled her close, "I'm so sorry, I should have been there. I should have." The tears were welling up. She shook with the fierceness of her sobs. She had cried more this week then in her entire life. TK was stroking her hair lightly, and rocking her back and forth. Suddenly, a loud ringing noise could be heard throughout the school. TK separated himself from Kari, and kissed her lightly on the cheek, "I'm coming over tonight, ok?" he asked as he walked backwards to his class. She nodded and went the opposite direction. Behind her went a young boy, who laughed slightly. "Gotcha now Kari." OOC: Man, I hope you people aren't hating me for the cliff hangers. anyways, later.